+106 Feb 2017 07:37Russia's Sukhoi says has repaired defects in all 20 grounded Superjets- source Feb 2 Russian plane maker Sukhoi has repaired defects in 20 Superjet 100 aircraft that were grounded in December by airlines including Russia's Aeroflot and Mexico's Interjet, the company said on Thursday. Checks by Russia's aviation authority were instigated in late December after a defect was discovered in the tail section of a Superjet operated by Russian carrier Iraero. All the Superjet 100s that were found to have defects have been repaired, Sukhoi said in a statement to Reuters, adding that the aircraft had returned to service by Feb. 1. Sukhoi, a subsidiary of state-owned...…

+1125 Oct 2016 22:3795077 goes to Rossiya- Source 24OCT2016 Rossiya (FV, St. Petersburg) will replace some of its fleet of A319-100s with SSJ 100-95s parent firm, the Aeroflot Group, has revealed. In an Investor's Day prospectus seen by ch-aviation, the Russian carrier group says it will place twenty SuperJets with Rossiya between 2016 and 2021 while at the same time retiring fifteen older A319s. One of the first jets to arrive will be RA-89037 (msn 95077), a new-build hull which is on lease from VEB-Leasing and which has yet to be delivered from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (Ramenskoye). The move is part of an Aeroflot Group policy to...…

+824 Oct 2016 20:42CityJet Readies For Third, Fourth SSJ100 Deliveries- Cathy Buyck | Aviation Daily Oct 17, 2016 Source BRUSSELS and MADRID—CityJet is scheduled to take delivery of its third Sukhoi Superjet 100 in a couple of weeks, and a fourth aircraft in December, with a further four of the type arriving before July 2017. The Irish regional airline is very pleased with the performance of the aircraft, and will certainly take delivery of its firm order for 15 aircraft. The carrier “probably will be dipping into its options,” according to Executive Chairman Pat Byrne. CityJet has options …

+631 Aug 2016 21:47Tajikistan's Somon Air mulls possible SuperJet purchase- http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/48829-tajikistans-somon-air-mulls-possible-superjet-purchase 26 AUG 2016 Somon Air (SZ, Dushanbe) has opened preliminary discussions with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (Ramenskoye) over the possible acquisition of an undisclosed number of SSJ 100-95s. The Tajik carrier said in a statement issued this week that a decision on any purchase will only be taken once the Russian aircraft manufacturer has submitted its proposal. Somon Air operates an all-Boeing (BOE, Chicago O'Hare) fleet of two B737-300s, two B737-800s, and two B737-900(ER)s on flights to seventeen...…

+416 Aug 2016 23:37Sukhoi Introduces SSJ100 Variant for Sports Team Travel- by Chad Trautvetter - July 18, 2016, 10:31 AM Sukhoi Civil Aircraft introduced a VIP version of its Superjet 100 last week at the Farnborough International Airshow specifically designed to fly professional sports teams. Dubbed SportJet, the concept is enhanced by medical and IT solutions—developed with sports physicians, experts and managers—to reduce jet lag, hypoxia, dehydration, stress on the body and aerophobia. The sport interior is expected to be certified in 2018. According to Sukhoi, the sports air transportation market now exceeds $600 million per year, making it a lucrative niche for...…

+416 Aug 2016 23:30EASA certifies SSJ100 for narrow runway operations- http://atwonline.com/airframes/easa-certifies-ssj100-narrow-runway-operations By Victoria Moores Aug 16, 2016 EASA has certified the Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 to operate into airports with runways as narrow as 30 m (98 ft.) wide. The approval was triggered by a request from Irish regional airline CityJet, which became the European launch operator for the SSJ100 in June 2016. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft president Ilya Tarasenko said the certification forms part of a strategy to expand the operating capabilities of the twinjet. As part of this push, Sukhoi is also working to secure steep-approach...…

+102 Jun 2016 14:35From Russia (and Italy) with Amor: Interjet’s Experience with the Superjet SSJ 100 and Trip Report- http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2016/03/04/onboard-interjet-ssj-100-mia-cun/ By Chris Sloan March 5, 2016 Story and Photos (unless otherwise indicated) by: Chris Sloan / Published: March 4, 2016 As happens with many AvGeeks, Russian-built aircraft have long held a certain fascination with me. It wasn’t that long ago, from my home-base in Miami, that Aeroflot’s IL-62s could be seen and heard shrieking across South Florida skies. Nearby Opa-locka Airport is home to several Russian freighters, namely AN-12s and a handful of AN-2s were flown here to a self-imposed exile by fleeing pilots from Cuba....…

+1318 Jun 2014 20:57Interjet mandates Natixis for Superjet 100 financing- Mexican low-cost Interjet has mandated Natixis to arrange financing on a second batch of Sukhoi Superjet 100s. The French bank will act as the mandated lead arranger and global facility agent for 11 new aircraft of the type. The first nine Superjet 100s are being financed with the guarantee from Italy’s and France’s export credit agencies, Sace and Coface, along with Russian state-owned bank Vnesheconombank. Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo are the co-arrangers and underwriters of export credit agencies-backed facilities covering the 93-seat aircraft for Interjet. The...…

+102 May 2014 14:09InterJet experience- 27 Apr 2014, 01:43 https://www.facebook.com/sergey.korostiev/posts/644533118958902 (Russian) InterJet As part of a visit of SCAC LLC and SuperJet International delegations to Mexico in April 2014 series of four-party (InterJet, SCAC, SJI, Russian Operator) meeting were conducted. In course of these meeting following topics were covered: - Presentation of intermediate results of fleet SSJ-100b operation in InterJet; - overview and discussion of operations and maintenance implemented by SuperJet for their SSJ-100b; - participation in a flight along the route: Mexico City - Minatitlán - Mexico...…

+613 Mar 2014 10:50Moskovia’s pilot: What is Superjet for rookie pilots?- This is a translation of the original article in Russian Moskovia’s pilot Dmitry Fokin has compiled a detail report about different types of aircraft a rookie pilot might encounter with, while building his career path from local to regional aviation. And why the Superjet 100 is the right choice for such a pilot to start with. As per request of superjet.wikidot.com readers, I will try to add some details to the comments I have posted in the Livejornal: “At the beginning of my search I knew nothing about the Superjet, back then only Aeroflot had these planes and I even did not think about it....…

+506 Mar 2014 23:31We have entered the competition- This is a translation of the original article in Russian The Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft is a challenging project by definition. For the first time in more than 20 years, a new type of a civil aircraft has been designed in Russia – an aircraft whose technological level is comparable to that of leading civil aircraft manufacturers, and which therefore underlines Russia’s wish to re-join that club of leading manufacturers. In contrast to most of their competitors, however, the SSJ creators not only had to design the product as such, but also create the entire necessary infrastructure. At the...…

+306 Mar 2014 11:27Sukhoi has spent $1.5 bln to learn from Boeing how to build civil aircraft- This is a translation of the original article in Russian Soon after its creation, “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft” company was involved in consultations with Boeing Corporation about possible cooperation in design and development of a new aircraft, resulted in contact signing on 19 Dec 2002. What for an American corporation would seek a project in Russia? Ill-wishers say: to keep an eye on potential competitor’s program. The biggest version of Sukhoi’s regional plane might have been in competition with the smallest modification of Boeing 737. The Sukhoi’s representatives deny this: Boeing is a...…

+425 Feb 2014 10:50SaM146 is a strength of Sukhoi Superjet 100- This is a translation of the original article in Russian In the early stages of testing and manufacturing SaM146 sometimes grieved their creators by surge, false alarms and other failures. As time goes on we now hear lesser problems with the operation of engines of this make and model. At the same time aircrafts which are equipped by this Franco-Russian power plant continue to suffer from various kinds of technical problems, showing relatively low average fleet flying time. Recently a correspondent of www.aex.ru was able to discuss this topic with Claude Poulain new head of PowerJet, a...…

+824 Feb 2014 07:26Success story: Long road to EASA certification- This is a translation of the original article in Russian This story has began in a far 2005, when, right after the Mock-up committee was held, AR IAC (Aviation Register of Interstate Aviation Committee) gave an order to prepare for a misterious shady or parallel EASA certification. We had no idea what it was all about, and it turned out that AR IAC had no idea either. So, we had to learn as we go, without any preliminary preparations. We have been preparing for our first meeting with a really mysterious name Familiarisation for about half a year. It all looked like pre-wedding fuss with...…

+709 Feb 2014 04:48"Quality" is made of tiny details- This is a translation of the original article in Russian Life at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant (KnAAZ) is returning to its normal flow. Severe nature could not overcome the line of defence erected by factory workers and the plant was not affected by the floods. We visited KnAAZ when the water level had just started to grow near Komsomolsk. The same date when the Russian Air Force day is celebrated, the branch of JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft located in Komsomolsk held its Open Day event. This is the place where the civil airliner Sukhoi Superjet 100 is produced. While city dwellers...…

+130 Jan 2014 21:36All SSJ100 in “Light” Specification to be Replaced by “Full” in the First Half of 2014- Source: http://airsoc.com Moscow – January 30, 2014 In the first half of this year Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company will replace all Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in its “light” specification to “full” in Aeroflot, and will continue to deliver SSJ100 following the contract on 30 aircraft of this type between the companies. To date, the airline has already obtained six SSJ100 aircraft in “full” specification. In accordance with the contract, Aeroflot gives back to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC) the aircraft in “light” specification previously operated by the airline. This aircraft is being...…

+1230 Jan 2014 14:14Comparison SSJ vs Emb vs CRJ- This is a translation of the original article in Russian …on the other hand it would be interesting to know your opinion about SSJ's advantages over other similar planes, e.g. Embraer, Bombardie (it's better to postpone the comparison with Аn-148, until a serial version of Аn-158 appears we will be able to compare planes of the same category Engineer_2010 wrote: Regarding the comparison SSJ vs EmB vs CRJ it's probably better to address this question to marketing specialists, rather than me. I can give only a general assessment, based on official presentations and booklets I had a chance...…

+130 Jan 2014 13:02Sukhoi Superjet-100 liners to start flying to U.S.- January 29, 2014 11:59 pm MOSCOW, Jan. 29 — Aviation authorities concerned have granted permission to Russian-built Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplanes, operated by Mexican Interjet air company, to fly from Mexico to North America, said the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company referring to Interjet’s official. The Mexican Interjet held a meeting with the plane’s producer — Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation UAC – and the co-owners of Superjet International, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company and Italian Alenia Aermacchi company. The meeting was held in Madrid lately. It was aimed to discuss the results of...…

+130 Jan 2014 12:21Sukhoi Superjet 100: One year of successful operations by Yakutia Airlines- Source: www.traveldailynews.com A year ago, on January 23, 2013 Yakutia Airlines performed its first commercial flight on Sukhoi Superjet 100 from its base airport in Yakutsk (the North of Russia), thus, starting operations of a new type of aircraft. From its first commercial flight from Yakutsk to Khabarovsk with passengers on board, the amount of flight hours of two SSJ100 aircraft in the air fleet of Yakutia Airlines has reached 2660 hours for 1084 flights. While performing domestic and international flights, Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft operated by Yakutia Airlines have transported 54 002...…

+329 Jan 2014 21:33SuperJet International: agreement with Gazpromavia for SSJ-100 aircraft spares supply- Source: www.avionews.com (WAPA) - SuperJet International (SJI) -a joint-venture between Alenia Aermacchi and Sukhoi Holding- has announced today the execution of a “Spares Agreement” with Gazpromavia, the first airline to operate the SSJ-100 aircraft in the Long Range version. SJI will provide the Russian carrier with an initial provisioning of spares to support its SSJ-100 fleet operations. Gazpromavia will be able to rely on an immediate and secure availability of spares and services for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance events. The agreement, which is worth over USD 8 million, was...…

+627 Jan 2014 00:31The perfect aerodynamics - interview with A.Dolotovsky- This is a translation of the original article in Russian Note: This article requires additional updates and proof-reading. Places where the current translation is most questionable or even not complete are marked in red. If you know the specific terminology and can suggest a better option, please do so either directly in the article or in comments below. Everyone is welcome to make the translation better. Замечание: Эта статья требует дополнительной правки и проверки. Места, где нет уверенности в правильности текущего перевода, или где перевод отсутствует,выделены красным. Eсли вы владеете...…

+123 Jan 2014 21:35Fitch Affirms Sukhoi Civil Aircraft at 'BB'- Fitch Affirms Sukhoi Civil Aircraft at 'BB'; Stable Outlook 23 Jan 2013 4:46 AM Source: FitchRatings Fitch Ratings-London/Moscow/Warsaw-23 January 2013: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Sukhoi Civil Aircraft JSC's (SCAC) Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BB' with a Stable Outlook. A full list of rating actions is at the end of this release. KEY DRIVERS State Support: In line with Fitch's parent subsidiary linkage methodology, SCAC's ratings are driven by its strong links to its ultimate majority shareholder, the Russian government ('BBB'/Stable). Due to its shareholding, Fitch expects...…

+720 Jan 2014 02:07Where do Superjets fly?- This is a translation of the original article in Russian They are trying to conseal the fact, that these aircrafts are not capable of landing and taking off at our pre-historic airports Anatoly Zhurin, Trud (The Labor) newspaper, referring expert Smirnov Former operators Also look at the test aircraft flight maps (in Russian) Dismantle of the myth As we can see, Superjets are already flying to the most used country's airports. It is evident that they can fly everywhere where there is a demand for a 100 seat aircraft. While not that long ago there was a very popular myth in blogs...…

+919 Jan 2014 21:41First Sukhoi Superjet 100 Delivered to Interjet (Mexico)- This is a translation of the original article in Russian Source: http://russos.livejournal.com/1034903.html Today at the Le Bourget Air Show a significant milestone in the Superjet’s history has been achieved: The first aircraft was handed over to the Mexican airline Interjet. Altogether, Interjet has ordered 20 planes with an option for 10 more. 1. But before that, a contract had to be signed between Ilyushin Finance Co (IFC) and Sukhoi Civilian Aircraft Company (SCAC) for 20 Sukhoi Superjet 100’s. One the contact was signed the participants went on to tour the plane. 2. The General...…

+619 Jan 2014 21:25Mexican chilli pepper (Re: SSJ in Interjet)- This is a translation of the original article in Russian This article is in dire need of proof-reading. The source: Alexey Viper http://airview.livejournal.com/202661.html If traditional and simple cuisine daily bored, then we want to make some experiment for getting new sensations. Sometimes one small hot pepper pod is able to radically change the taste of the meal. But we will not be talking today about cooking, however culinary principles can be fully applied to the aviation industry. How the small company that possessed at the start of its activities seven aircrafts only, was able to...…

+1019 Jan 2014 03:01How to decipher the HEX code of a plane?- This is a translation of the original article in Russian Quite often when a new plane performs its maiden flight, there are discussions on what registration number will the plane get. The FlightRadar shows a HEX code, e.g. 155BBE. What does this HEX code mean? The ADS-B hex-code is a 24 bits hexadecimal number which contains (in case of Russian Federation) the following information: Country, Aircraft ownership, Registration number The first 4 bits denote a country according to codes assigned by ICAO. {0001} stands for Russian Federation. The full list of codes can be found here:...…

+1418 Jan 2014 17:09Aeroflot To Moscow & the Sukhoi Superjet SSJ-95B- Check-in was done online, to be sure the boarding pass saved in ibooks on the iPad. But since we wanted the real paper card, we called at the Sky Priority desk at CPH. A huge line (I guess a total SSJ load of people) was waiting to be served. It’s good to have status with Skyteam, and the groundstaff was gladly offering a voucher (valued DKK 100) to use at airport shops/restaurants. No lounge sadly, since that was closed at this time of the day. My friend was joining me as a guest, and the lady was kind enough to give another voucher, so we had 200 Kroner to spend… in the ‘best value for money...…

+516 Jan 2014 00:00Repair of the SSJ100 s/n 95005 in Keflavik- This is a translation of the original russian article jumbo: Engineer_2010 Please accept my sincere congratulations. Good work – right in time for the New Year’s Eve! Engineer_2010 wrote: To Jumbo Many thanks for your congratulations. However, the main creators were not us, but the team of young guys - riveters of KnAAZ s . Thanks to their well-planned and dedicated work, we managed to stick to the original schedule up to the minute . We even managed to compensate for the two knocked out days of the Christmas break (when the international airport was not working and even passenger flights...…

+115 Jan 2014 20:35Frozen moisture suspected in Superjet slat jams- Investigations into repeated slat-jamming problems on Sukhoi Superjet 100s have identified moisture accumulation in actuators as a possible source. Analysis of a number of slatless landings by the type found that under certain ﬂight load conditions the slats could be skewed during extension. Sukhoi developed a modification for the slat tracks on in-service airframes and implemented the design change in production from aircraft 95039 onwards. But the Russian Interstate Aviation Committee says that the problem recurred on three Aeroﬂot Superjets in June, September and October last year....…

+115 Jan 2014 00:10Aeroflot Sets in Operation Its Fourth SSJ-100 in Full Specification- December 31, 2013, Moscow. Aeroflot took delivery of the fourth Sukhoi SuperJet 100 «Ivan Orlovets» in full specification made by JSC «Sukhoi Civil Aircraft» (SCAC). The aircraft is named after Ivan Vlasovich Orlovets, a veteran of World War II, Honored Pilot of the USSR. Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft (registration number RA-89022) was handed over to Aeroflot under the financial lease agreement with VEB-Leasing. The jet is designed in two-class composition with 12 seats in business class and 75 seats in economy class. Maximum flight range is 2.400 km. With its brand new SSJ-100 airplanes...…

+015 Jan 2014 00:03Third Sukhoi Superjet 100 Delivered to Sky Aviation- On December 18th, 2013 the third Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft was handed over to Indonesian airline Sky Aviation. The SSJ100 with serial number 95031 departed from Moscow to the airline’s base airport located in the capital of Indonesia – Jakarta. Sky Aviation has already received two SSJ100. During their successful operations, the first two SSJ100 aircraft with serial numbers 95022 and 95027 have completed more than 800 flights with more than 1000 flight hours. Sky Aviation operates flights with the SSJ100 on routes connecting the numerous islands of the Indonesian archipelago:...…

+115 Jan 2014 00:01Fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 delivered to Interjet- December 23, 2013 The fourth Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Mexico and it has been delivered to Interjet airline. The aircraft (MNS 95036) was rolled out from SuperJet International’s hangar in Venice (Italy) and took off from Venice Marco Polo airport for the ferry flight to Interjet facilities in Toluca (Mexico). During its ferry flight, with technical stops in Keflyavik (Iceland) and Bangor (Maine, USA), the airplane flew to Toluca (Mexico), thus confirming its outstanding performance on longer range routes. “This fourth delivery represents another important milestone for SuperJet...…

+327 Dec 2013 21:14Superjet 100 LR – logical refinement- From the very start of Russian Regional Jet (RRJ) project (now known as Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100)) in 2011 it was much sought after by mass media and was the subject of wide speculation among the members of aviation community. The interest in the project is understandable and primarily can be attributed to the high priority of the project set by the government and its significant state and financial support. In spite of the fact that Superjet was dominating the press lately, journalists have undeservingly overlooked one big event. This refers to completion of the assembly of the first...…